5 Tips to Prepare Your Roof for Summer

After all the storms we had early in the year, we’re breathing a sigh of relief as we head into summer. Your roof may have taken a bit of a battering, but it should be safe now. Well …

20thMay

What Types of Felt Are Used for Roofing?

You may think of your roofing materials as restricted to tiles, slates or perhaps metal sheets. However, the felt underlay is every bit as vital for the roof to do its job properly — and, if you …

19thApril

What Are the Benefits of Lead Roofing?

You might not think of using lead for your roof, but in fact, it’s been a common roofing material for centuries. You’ll see it on many historic buildings, for instance, both as the …

15thMarch

What Are the Most Common Causes of Roof Damage?

Whatever type of roof you may have, it has a lot to withstand — wind, rain and snow, extremes of heat and cold, and sometimes debris flying around. Inevitably, it can get damaged over the years and …

15thFebruary

What Is the Best Quality Guttering?

Your guttering is crucial for keeping your home safe, by ensuring rainwater is directed down into the drains instead of pooling on the roof or getting into the foundations. At the same time …

17thJanuary

Will I Get a Leak from a Tile that’s Cracked, Slipped or Missing?

One of your roof’s main jobs is to keep out the rain that falls on it but to do that properly the roof needs to be intact. If it’s a tile roof, that means all the tiles need to be …

16thDecember

What Maintenance Does a Roof Need?

Your home’s roof takes a lot of battering so that you don’t have to. From extremes of heat and cold to heavy wind, rain and snow, not to mention debris flying around, the elements can …

17thNovember

What Time of the Year Should You Clean Your Roof?

Your roof is doing a vital job all year of protecting you from the elements. This is most obvious when it’s cold, raining or windy, but even when we get a fine spell in summer, your roof is …

18thOctober